Dr. Melissa Hostetter was born and raised in New Mexico. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bryn Mawr before returning to New Mexico for medical school at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She completed her Pediatric residency training at the University of Virginia Medical Center and stayed for an additional year as Pediatric Chief Resident. She joined Waynesboro Pediatrics in 2004. Dr. Hostetter lives in Waynesboro with her husband and their three children.